Nile Ranger was included in Newcastle United's squad for defeat at Southampton.
Ranger has not appeared on the first team stage since 2011.
But Alan Pardew said today: "I still think he owes us, and I said that to him this morning, so I'm not saying anything that I haven't said to him personally.
"I think he owes us, and now is the time to be humble, to come in and play football and concentrate on football."